text_original: Even in the declining fortunes of their house, a hundred years later, the Carolingians retained much of the strenuous vigour of their great ancestors, and only when the direct line of succession ended in 987 did the crown of the West Frankish realm fall to another royal house.
text_transcription: EVEN IN THE DECLINING FORTUNES OF THEIR HOUSE A HUNDRED YEARS LATER THE CAROLINIANS RETAINED MUCH OF THE STRENUOUS VIGOUR OF THEIR GREAT ANCESTORS AND ONLY WHEN THE DIRECT LINE OF SUCCESSION ENDED IN NINE EIGHTY SEVEN DID THE CROWN OF THE WEST FRANKISH REALM FALL TO ANOTHER ROYAL HOUSE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪnðə dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ʌv ðɛɹ hˈaʊs, ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, ðə kˌæɹoʊlˈɪŋɡiənz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə stɹˈɛnjuːəs vˈɪɡɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈænsɛstɚz, ænd ˈoʊnli wɛn ðə dᵻɹˈɛkt lˈaɪn ʌv səksˈɛʃən ˈɛndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən dˈɪd ðə kɹˈaʊn ʌvðə wˈɛst fɹˈæŋkɪʃ ɹˈɛlm fˈɔːl tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaʊs.